Envelop-moistener.



L. PERENCZY.

ENVBLOP MOISTENEB.

APBLIUATION FILED SEPT. s, 1911.

Lfi fil 1 Patented May 28, 191 2.

WITNESSES: IJV VEJV TOR.

ATTORNEYS.

LAJ'OS FERENCZY, OF EAS TON, PENNSYLVANIA.

ENVELOP-MOISTENER.

esser 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed. September 6, 1911. Serial No. 647,868.

To all whom it may concern:

"to it known that .i Limos FERENOZY, a subject of the King of a1 ry,residing at E iton, in the county of orthampton and iitate ofPennsylvania, have invented certuin new and. us fill Improvements inEn-. velopQiloistencrs. of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing "if his inventionrelates to envelop moisten-- ers, and has for its object to provide adevice of such class in a manner as is hereinafter set forth, includingmeans for efiiciently supplying water to a moistening brush whenoccasion so requries, so that the adhesive of the envelop can be quicklymoistened.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an envelop inoistencrwhich is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable,cliicient and convenient in its use, readily set up and inexpensive tomanufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the clainrhereuntoappended.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a vertical sectional viewof an envelop moistencr in accordance with this invention with theoutlet 'of the water reservoir closed. liig. is an elevation partly insection of the device with the outlet of the water reservoir open. Fig.is a section on line IIIIII looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 denotes a relatively long annularreceptacle open at its lower end and having its upper end formed with aninwardly extending threaded collar 2 constituting an inlet for the waterreservoir 3, the latterbein formed by the receptacle 1. The inlet,whicli is indicated by the reference character at, is closed through themediunr of a hollow threaded plug 5 which engages with the threads ofthe collarQ. Intel-posed between the lower end of the plug 5 and thebottom oi"- the collar 2 1s a resilient. washer 6 which forms a closedjoint at the lnner terminus of the plug 5 with respect to the lnnerterminus of the collar. The lower end of the receptacle 1 has its wallformed with a series of threads 7 for a purpose to be presently referredto.

Connected to the lower end of the body portion 1 in a manner to loepresently referred to, is an inverted conical-shape container 8,in-which is arranged a sponge 9. The container 8 at its lower end isformed with a depending nipple 10 in which extends the upper end of amoisture applying brush 11. The top of the container 8 is formed of twoparallel spaced disks 12 which are integral with the inner face of thebody of the container and each of which has-a centrally disposed opening13 constitutinga water outlet for the reservoir 3. Formed in tegral withand projecting upwardly from the upper disks 12 is a threaded collar 14engaging with the threads 7 of the body portion 1 for coupling thecontainer with said body portion and for further positioningthe disks12' so that they will form the bo'ttom of the reservoir 3. The openings13 are closed through the medium of a slide 15 which is interposedbetween the disks l2 and extends through a slit 16 formed near the topof the container 8. The slide 15 at its outer end carries a thumb piece17 to permit of the shifting of the slide to open and close the openings13.

\Vater is supplied from the reservoir 3 to the sponge 9 when the slide15 is shifted outwardly to open the outlet of the reservoir 3 and aftersufiicicnt water has been supplied to the sponge 9 the slide 15 isshifted inwardly to close the outlet. The brush 11 takes up the waterfrom the sponge t) and applies the same to the adhesive upon theenvelop. The body portion 1 not only constitutes a reservoir for thewater 18, but

also provides a handle for the operator when "using the molsteinngdevice.

The plug 5 has its periphery knurled as at 19 to facilitate theconvenient removal and replacing of the plug when occasion so requires.

What I claim is.---

An envelop moistener comprising a re ceptacle constituting a waterreservoir and a handle, a container provided at one end with an outletand at its upper end with a top formed with a valve chamber, meansprojecting from the container and engaging with the lower end of saidreceptacle for connecting the container to the receptacle, the

top of said container provided with openings for establishingcommunication between the-reservoir and the interior of the container,said container adapted to hold an absorbent body, the top of saidcontainer constituting the bottom for said reservoir, 2. brushsm'ountedin and projecting from the outlet to said container, and a valvearranged in said chamber for normally closing said openings and capableof being 10 shifted to establish communication between the container andthe reservoir.-

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

LAJOS FERENCZY. Witnesses:

'JosnPH REININGER,

CHAS. B. BRUNNER.

